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Table No. 15. STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE, &c., received from and despatched to London and the Continent of Europe, via Suez, for the Year ended 30th April, 1868.

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Despatched to the United Kingdom and to the Continent oe Europe. Received from the United King Europ; DOM AND THE CONTINENT OE Date oe Despatch and Receipt. Estimated Amount accountable to London. Estimatednet Amount accruing to New Zealand. Newspapers. E- Estimated Amount accruing to New Zealand Estimated Amount Estimated Amount OS Mails t0 to credit of to credit of AND FROM LONDON London. New Zealand. met Suez. Letters. Book Packets. Newspapers. Estimated gross Receipts from Postage. Letters. Book Packets. Estimated Amount to credit of London. - 1887. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. *£ s. d. £ s. d. May 7,366 57 9,538 221 12 G 77 14 2 143 18 4 2,506 125 41,254 0 14 6 18 2 141 12 0 June 5,621 74 10,846 191 4 3 69 8 4 121 15 11 2,460 111 50,434 0 16 2 1 14 6 122 14 3 July 6,176 88 6,384 286 13 4 72 14 5 213 18 11 2,913 221 51,4G5 0 10 4 0 12 2 214 0 9 August 5,981 134 6,052 250 13 4 71 8 6 179 4 10 2,717 170 59,127 0 8 6 0 10 4 179 6 8 September 5,610 135 7,120 258 9 2 69 19 4 188 9 10 2,875 205 50,685 0 7 10 0 9 2 188 11 2 October 5,804 71 7,673 220 0 6 71 5 2 148 15 4 2,581 158 57,371 0 6 8 0 6 6 118 15 2 November 5,340 69 6,924 243 10 0 68 4 6 175 5 6 2,966 209 62,777 0 2 4 0 4 10 175 8 0 December 4,662 102 5,795 198 13 4 66 12 7 132 0 9 3,065 253 62,651 0 1 11 0 4 4 132 3 2 1868. January 4,981 38 4,958 219 12 4 67 3 2 152 9 2 3,017 233 60,592 0 2 10 0-4 8 152 11 0 February 4,947 G2 7,391 219 10 1 G6 18 4 152 11 9 3,036 282 67,017 0 1 10 0 3 10 152 13 9 March 4,609 57 5,4-99 205 13 2 63 12 6 142 0 8 3,110 275 64,545 0 2 8 0 4 2 142 2 2 April 3,558 7 3,305 149 G S 60 4 6 89 2 2 2,012 160 62,328 0 2 4 0 4 6 89 4 4 i i Totals 6-1,655 894 81,485 1,839 13 2 33,318 2,432 2,664- 18 8 825 5 6 690,216 3 17 11 6 7 2 1,842 2 5